Hello Mike,

Good job on the TV interview.  Here's what people need to keep in mind
though.  The A1 designation does not just encompass swimming.  The DNR's
constant use of "swimming" in all of their press is a false premise they
deliberately perpetrate in order to make their actions seem reasonable.
A1 has three determinatives 1) prolonged contact with the water, 2) risk of
ingesting water, and 3) ingestion in quantities that could cause
harm.  Swimming is not a determinative, it is just an example of one type of
activity the rule is supposed to protect.

My comeback to the DNR spin is that kids splashing and playing in the water
need protection too.  We must always challenge their false premise as part
of our response.

DNR will also say that the A2 designation being given most of these streams
will effectively protect for A1 activities as well, since disinfection is
"all or nothing" from an engineering standpoint.  They fail to mention that
the scientific basis for protecting for A2 (incidental contact) activities
is being challenged nationally by the wastewater industry, and EPA
may remove their guidance that states protect A2 designated streams.  Even
now it is not an EPA requirement.  If that happens, states that define
"primary contact" activities inclusively will still protect for most
activities in most streams.  States, like Iowa, that are trying to define
"primary contact" activities very narrowly will NOT be protective of most
activities in most streams.  Based upon DNR statements to the wastewater
folks, the half-life for implementing these new standards into permits will
be ten years or more.  There is a great risk that disinfection will
*never*be implemented for streams designated A2.  That's why we have
to fight to
keep as many streams as possible designated A1.
Keep up the fight.

Steve


On Dec 27, 2007 8:39 PM, Mike Carberry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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